An MSME Development and Facilitation Office under the Ministry of MSME, covering many districts from a state capital.
Vizianagaram has 12,901 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹1,94,411, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
78% of registered enterprises are in services while 22% are in manufacturing. Only 4% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 75% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Vizianagaram, which ranks 9 of 27 in Andhra Pradesh for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 47.9 out of 100. On employment in small and medium enterprises at 3.5%, it sits close to the national mark. The district has 45,421 registered service enterprises.